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Reflections and Advice:
1.) What do you think makes your school unique relative to other boarding schools?
Most people see McGill Desautels, junior analyst, sports conference delegate. But the thing that actually shaped me was the weird mix of art and business the school let me build. President of the Arts Initiative club and investment club event planner in the same year. Poetry in Voice Senior Champion and Black History Month arts competition winner. Business kids don't usually run poetry slams. Art kids don't usually plan investment events. At St. George's, nobody told me those worlds couldn't touch.
2.) What was the best thing that happened to you in boarding school?
The best thing wasn't any award. It was realizing I didn't have to choose between art and business. For a long time I thought those were separate worlds. The school let me live in both. Now at McGill studying business, I still write poetry, still care about art, still think creatively about analytical problems. I'm proud of the poetry championship, proud of the book drive, proud of the women's day mural. I grew up learning that leadership doesn't have to look a certain way. You can lead through art and poetry and book drives. That's still leadership.
3.) What might you have done differently during your boarding school experience?
I would have started more than Arts Initiative club and also would have taken more business classes earlier instead of thinking I had to choose. That means don't let anyone tell you to pick a lane. The school has space for weird combinations. Poetry and finance. Art and investment clubs. Do what you actually care about, not what looks good on an application.
4.) What did you like most about your school?
What I liked most was permission to be multiple things. Arts kid, business kid, poet, event planner, mural painter, book drive coordinator. The school didn't ask me to choose. Most places want you to specialize. St. George's just said here's the space, go do your thing.
5.) Do you have any final words of wisdom for visiting or incoming students to your school?
The art room in the basement, spend time there even if you don't think you're an artist. Snack bar had decent coffee. The library during lunch was quieter than the common room if you needed to work. And making a mural happen, seeing your work on a wall where everyone walks past every day, that stays with you.
Academics:
1.) Describe the academics at your school - what did you like most about it?
Im at McGill Desautels now, but the path wasn't straight. I took arts and commerce, poetry and finance. We had small classes, teachers knew my weird combination and encouraged both instead of asking me to choose. The workload was manageable but I had to stay organized. What I liked most was that nobody forced me into a box. Arts kid who understands discounted cash flows. Business kid who wins poetry competitions. That flexibility matters more than any specific class.
Athletics:
1.) Describe the athletics at your school - what did you like most about it?
I wasn't on the hockey team or rugby team. Played casually sometimes but my real commitments were elsewhere. The school has a solid athletics program but that wasn't my world and nobody made me feel bad about it.
Art, Music, and Theatre:
1.) Describe the arts program at your school - what did you like most about it?
This was my home. Arts Initiative club, Black History Month arts competition winner, women's day mural project. Hours in the art room not because I had to but because I wanted to be there. The creative community at St. George's is underrated. Poetry in Voice was huge, memorizing and performing, winning at the senior level. Also made promotional videos for the school, filming and editing, learning visual storytelling which is surprisingly useful now in business presentations.
Extracurricular Opportunities:
1.) Describe the extracurriculars offered at your school - what did you like most about it?
Book drive was one of the most satisfying things. Assistant director and coordinator. Over a thousand books into local schools. Advertising, collecting, sorting by grade level, transportation. Real work with real impact. SEE treasurer meant managing budgets and reimbursements, my first real taste of financial responsibility. Keats Camp deckhand taught me kitchen work and teamwork. Deputy Returning Officer for Elections Canada taught me how to handle pressure and follow rules exactly because you can't mess up an election.
Dorm Life:
1.) Describe the dorm life in your school - what did you like most about it?
Common room was always active, video games and homework and instant noodles at midnight. 51勛圖厙 parents were present but not intrusive. Boarders had to manage everything themselves, meals and laundry and waking up, an independence that day kids had to learn later.
Dining:
1.) Describe the dining arrangements at your school.
Dining hall was fine honestly, nothif special. Breakfast was very reliable. Cookies were inexplicably popular. Best meals were after long days of club meetings, just sitting down with friends and decompressing.
Social and Town Life:
1.) Describe the school's town and surrounding area.
Vancouver has an advantage most boarding schools don't have. We were close to downtown for food, mountains and had an ocean close by. I didn't explore as much as I should have because I was always busy but having the option kept me sane.
2.) Describe the social life at your school - what did you like most about it?
The school was big enough to find your people but small enough to know everyone by name. I had different groups that didn't always overlap like arts kids and business kids and book drive volunteers. Nobody cared about the combinations. Arts president who also planned investment club events, nobody thought that was weird.
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